If I recall correctly, and it was mentioned earlier in this thread, the guy they were chasing got caught moments later by another cop.

I think they said that he ditched the truck and tried to swim across a river or culvert fully clothed. They nabbed him on the other side with the keys to the truck in his pocket.

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There was an episode where a cop was chasing an off-road motorcyclist and tried to follow him down some railroad tracks. the cop's car got jammed up in the tracks. They had to radio the railroad to stop trains and then they had to use a wrecker to snatch cop's car off the tracks. The motorcyclist got away.

I saw that one too. I was LMAO while they showed that train slowly coming down the track. Heading right for his car, but switched tracks before it got close. Even better was the comments from the other cops while they were trying to free the car.

does anyone here watch Speeders? I'm amazed by the difference. on cops if they reach for the glovebox or their wallets they are practically shot dead..but on speeders the cops just stand there as drivers go lunging all over the place in search of their documents

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does anyone here watch Speeders? I'm amazed by the difference. on cops if they reach for the glovebox or their wallets they are practically shot dead..but on speeders the cops just stand there as drivers go lunging all over the place in search of their documents

I think the difference is that most of the pullovers that they show on Cops involve persons suspected of criminal activity other than simple traffic violations. In such a situation, the cop is concerned that the person may be trying to destroy drug evidence, or worse, pull out a gun.

If the only thing a person is suspected of is speeding, the cop is considerably less worried that he's going to come up with a gun when he goes into the glovebox for his registration. (But, for his own safety, should probably still watch vigilantly as the driver does so!)

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I think the difference is that most of the pullovers that they show on Cops involve persons suspected of criminal activity other than simple traffic violations. In such a situation, the cop is concerned that the person may be trying to destroy drug evidence, or worse, pull out a gun.

Bingo. Totally different mindset, I bet. The police on Speeders are out doing traffic enforcement as their primary activity. The police on Cops are "on patrol."

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does anyone here watch Speeders? I'm amazed by the difference. on cops if they reach for the glovebox or their wallets they are practically shot dead..but on speeders the cops just stand there as drivers go lunging all over the place in search of their documents

I watched it once and only because a totally unrelated ARWL caught a keyword in the description. The whole show looked too set up and scripted. But most just dumb. They even had the passengers out on the side of the road playing around. The only redeeming thing about the show is that they talk to the drivers. Cops won't do that (not that I blame them).

I think the difference is that most of the pullovers that they show on Cops involve persons suspected of criminal activity other than simple traffic violations. In such a situation, the cop is concerned that the person may be trying to destroy drug evidence, or worse, pull out a gun.

If the only thing a person is suspected of is speeding, the cop is considerably less worried that he's going to come up with a gun when he goes into the glovebox for his registration. (But, for his own safety, should probably still watch vigilantly as the driver does so!)

From what I've gathered by talking with police is that a normal traffic stop is one of the most dangerous things they can do. Especially at night. They never know what the driver will do. They might be walking right into a hail of gunfire. You might notice some of them touching the trunk of the car before they approach the driver. This is so that their fingerprints are on the car and can place that car at the scene if the officer is killed or injured. Some departments have made it standard procedure.

From what I've gathered by talking with police is that a normal traffic stop is one of the most dangerous things they can do. Especially at night. They never know what the driver will do..

Well i didnt want to seem that paranoid but that thought was on my mind. I'd imagine a 'known' enemy (ie just robbed someone) would produce a certain level of readiness vs 'regular' traffic stop.

on cops they do continually say domestics are the worst.

regarding the Speeders dancing on the side of the road, it IS funny sometimes. I love one ep the cop say 2x stay in the car but then the producer must have said come out and show me your picnic basket or whatever.

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JODIE Foster has given us many amazing performances over the years - but one you won't be seeing is her emotionally charged confrontation with officers from the Beverly Hills Police Department after they nailed her for speeding.

A crew from truTV's reality show "Speeders" - which rides with highway patrols to film motorists getting caught speeding and then trying to talk their way out of a ticket - was with the Beverly Hills cops last weekend when they clocked a Prius allegedly going 54 mph in a 35 mph zone.

What was the deal with blurring the print on the guy's t-shirt (the guy riding the bike)? Might have been a company's name or an organization they don't want to give a bad name to but I sure hope that hasn't become SOP for COPS.

Those two guys hiding in the brush after bailing for the car were well hidden, it seemed. I thought they were going to have to bring out the dogs to find the last guy.

What was the deal with blurring the print on the guy's t-shirt (the guy riding the bike)? Might have been a company's name or an organization they don't want to give a bad name to but I sure hope that hasn't become SOP for COPS..

i guess superbowl XXXVII isnt copyrighted though..saw that one!

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What was the deal with blurring the print on the guy's t-shirt (the guy riding the bike)? Might have been a company's name or an organization they don't want to give a bad name to but I sure hope that hasn't become SOP for COPS.

From what I've seen, blurring out trademarked or copyrighted stuff on T-Shirts is SOP on COPS.

Occasionally, you see an exception, but I assume the exceptions are companies that they have some standard boilerplate agreement with ahead of time. (For example, they may have a standard agreement in place for clothing brands, Nike, Adidas, Under Armour, FUBU, etc.)

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so what changed over the years that all of a sudden then even have to blur out names on popular buildings etc on most shows? The funniest one i see is the Capitol records building. Anyone who watches a lot of tv knows that building.

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I was amused how quickly that chase was done. How far did it go, one block?

It was fun for me because first part was in Sac and last was in Houston.

When he said where they were in sac I knew exactly where they were.

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No matter how down you can get, just sit and watch an episode of COPS and you realize how decent your life is.

I feel teh same way when hearing people's financial troubles on Dave Ramsey.

The problem is once in a while he gets a caller like the one that makes $400K a year and has $200K in their checking account but it STILL PAYING A CAR LOAN, and asks if they should be making extra mortgage payments

The drunk guy at the restaurant didn't even get tased. What was it doing in a tasing special ep?

Probably because the officer threatened to taze him if he didn't stop resisting.

Loved the Minneapolis one later in that same episode. That guy fell over like a freshly sawn tree.

The second episode was a repeat that I never saw before. That Minneapolis pursuit was amazing with that Explorer flipping over multiple times after being PIT'ed by the State Trooper. I'm surprised the officers decided to flip the truck back over and pull the guy out even though he was unconscious and badly hurt, rather than wait for the fire department.. Not that I feel sorry for the suspect, but if pulling him out improperly like they did resulted in permanent injuries such as paralysis, he'll now be a rich man

And did anybody notice his truck had a FOR SALE sign in the window? "For sale, 1994 Ford Explorer, all available options, no rust, low miles. Slight body damage due to being featured on internationally-famous TV show."